The Course: Clark Freeport Roads From Filinvest Mimosa
All three races start and finish at Filinvest Mimosa in the Clark Freeport Zone [1]. The organiser sells the Clark leg on its wide open roads and minimal congestion [2]. The race mechanics still said the official routes would be announced soon [3], so look for the map on the organiser's social media before race week.
Sections of the route are closed to traffic [1]. The course is marked with barriers, traffic cones and other markings; leaving it can get you disqualified, and once off it you may not rejoin [3]. Walkers are welcome but must keep to the right [1], and headphones that block your hearing are discouraged [3].
The Weather: Not the Cool Morning the Organiser Promises
The organiser lists a cool weather advantage and calls the region's climate temperate [2]. Race morning did not bear that out. Clark International Airport, which sits beside the Mimosa venue about 3 km from the start, recorded 26°C at 3am with a dew point of 25°C, 94% humidity and a 2-knot wind [4]. The reading was the same at 4am and 5am; at 6am it was 25°C with 100% humidity and mist, and at 7am, when the sweep began, 26°C and 94% [4]. It reached 28°C by 8am. No rain was reported between 2am and 9am [4].
A dew point of 25°C means the air is so wet that sweat barely evaporates, so the body sheds heat slowly even at 26°C in the dark. The wind was almost nil all morning [4]. Start slower than your flat-course pace and use the sports-drink stations early rather than waiting until you feel it.
Start, Cut-offs and Aid
The Race Roster listing gave a 3am start [5], while the organiser's race page left every gun time as TBA [2]. The limits are four hours for the 21K, two hours for the 10K and one hour for the 5K [2]. An ambulance sweeps the course from 7am, picks up anyone still out and takes them to the finish, and they are disqualified from the results [1]. With a four-hour limit, that points to a 3am half-marathon start. The slowest ranked 21K finisher crossed in 4:00:58 on the gun clock [6].
You must start within 15 minutes of your category's gun or you will not be allowed to start at all [1][3], so allow for the queue into the corrals.
The race mechanics promise hydration stations about every 2 to 2.5 km, with water and sports drinks and bananas on the longer distances [3]; the FAQ mentions only water [1]. Pocari Sweat was the electrolyte partner and Nature's Spring and Clark Water the water partners [7]. Medical staff are stationed along the route and at the start and finish [3].
How Fast the Field Is: A Fast Front, Then a Long Gap
Gilbert Muge won the 21K in 1:09:23, ahead of Edwin Kiptoo (1:11:55) and James Kevin Cruz (1:12:02). Edna Magtubo won the women's race in 1:21:00, from Pamela Chepkoech Bundotich (1:24:13) and Arlyn Joyce Akangan (1:28:08) [7].
Behind them the field thins quickly. In the results the seventh man finished in 1:20:58 and the eighth in 1:36:16; tenth was 1:36:58. The tenth woman finished in 1:55:37 [6]. Of 1,351 ranked 21K finishers, only 10 broke 1:30 on chip time, 24 broke 1:40 and 148 broke two hours; the median was 2:36:54 [6].
That makes the age-group awards reachable. The top three men and women are recognised in each of eleven 21K age groups, from 20-24 to 70 and up, and winners must be at the ceremony to collect [3], which is held at Filinvest Mimosa straight after the race [1].
The 10K was won in 33:24 by Alfrence Braza and in 46:48 by Jessa Mae Roda; the 5K in 15:29 by Fritz Angelo Operio and in 19:39 by Kaye Kayralyn Villanueva [7].
The half marathon has grown since the first Clark leg on 14 December 2025 [8]. Race Roster's results list 1,359 entries in the 2026 21K against 968 in 2025, while the 10K fell from 2,111 to 820 and the 5K from 913 to 456 [6][9]. The 2025 half was won in 1:32:42, and its median was 2:38:18 [9].
What the Entry Buys
Entry cost P2,300 for the 21K, P1,700 for the 10K and P1,500 for the 5K, plus processing and web admin fees [5][3], up from P1,800, P1,400 and P1,200 at the December 2025 race [8]. Every entry includes a PUMA singlet and a bib with a timing chip; finishers get a medal, towel and drawstring bag, and 21K finishers also get a PUMA finisher's shirt [5][2]. The organiser warns that the singlet and the finisher's shirt run bigger than usual RUNRIO sizing and suggests choosing one size down [5].
Entries cannot be refunded, deferred or transferred, and you cannot switch category or city leg after registering [5][1]. The minimum age is 18 for the 21K, 16 for the 10K and 13 for the 5K [3].
Clark was the fourth of six legs in 2026. Runners who complete all six cities in the 21K earn the All-City Legacy Medal, and legs run in the previous edition of the series count [10]. After Clark the series went to Cagayan de Oro on 6 September and finishes in Manila on 11 October [7].
Race Weekend Logistics
Race kits were collected from 19 to 21 August at PUMA Caltex MegaStation, PUMA SM City Clark and Sports Central at SM City Pampanga [10]. There is no race-day registration [1].
Baggage tents are set up for each race category, and changing areas and portable toilets are inside the activity zone [1]. Parking was listed only as TBA, and the organiser suggests arriving by taxi, Grab, Angkas or bus [1]. The rules promise results online within one to two days [3], and the full results for every distance are on Race Roster [6].
Should You Enter the Next Clark Race?
Yes, if you live in Central or northern Luzon and want a chip-timed half marathon with sports drinks on course, a finisher's shirt and a place in a six-city series. Only 24 runners broke 1:40 in 2026 [6], and the age-group awards go three deep in eleven groups [3], so a good club runner has a real chance of a place.
Think twice if you are counting on the promised cool weather for a personal best, or if you need longer than four hours for 21 km: the sweep starts at 7am.
The date of the next Clark race had not been published when this was written. The first Clark leg was in December 2025 and the second in August 2026 [8][5], so do not assume the month.
Nobody from this site ran the race. This review draws on the organiser's race pages and rules, the full published results for 2026 and 2025, airport weather records and Philippine news reports.